Bay Minette Mayor Robert “Bob” Wills is blaming his political opponents for recent questions he’s received about why a city board spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase two residential homes from a trust established by his relatives.
In 2013, the North Baldwin Utilities board, which Wills has served on since his election in 2012, sought and received an attorney general’s opinion about buying real estate. It concluded the public utility could purchase property to “provide temporary lodging for visiting consultants” if the NBU board found it “necessary or convenient.”
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Mayor Robert Wills will face a challenge from Sonny Dobbins during an Aug. 23 municipal election in Bay Minette. (Jason Johnson)
By Jason Johnson
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